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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 03, 2013
Filed:
Feb. 05, 2013
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Sony Electronics Inc., Park Ridge, NJ (US);
Keith Barry, San Diego, CA (US);
Rafael Calderon, San Diego, CA (US);
Jorge Hernandez, San Diego, CA (US);
Daniel Jastorff, San Diego, CA (US);
Rolando Zorrilla, San Diego, CA (US);
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Sony Electronics Inc., Park Ridge, NJ (US);
Abstract
When a person arrives home with his mobile phone, the phone sends a presence signal via Bluetooth to the TV system in the home, which enables a telephone feature in which phone calls to the phone are relayed to the TV system. The remote control associated with the TV has a microphone and speaker so that a person can use the RC not only to control the TV but also to respond to phone calls, with the TV system relaying voice signals from the RC back to the phone.